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+//! An executor that assigns an ID to every spawned task.
+
+#![feature(async_await)]
+
+use std::cell::Cell;
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::panic::catch_unwind;
+use std::thread;
+
+use crossbeam::atomic::AtomicCell;
+use crossbeam::channel::{unbounded, Sender};
+use futures::executor;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+struct TaskId(usize);
+
+thread_local! {
+    /// The ID of the current task.
+    static TASK_ID: Cell<Option<TaskId>> = Cell::new(None);
+}
+
+/// Returns the ID of the currently executing task.
+///
+/// Returns `None` if called outside the runtime.
+fn task_id() -> Option<TaskId> {
+    TASK_ID.with(|id| id.get())
+}
+
+/// Spawns a future on the executor.
+fn spawn<F, R>(future: F) -> async_task::JoinHandle<R, TaskId>
+where
+    F: Future<Output = R> + Send + 'static,
+    R: Send + 'static,
+{
+    lazy_static! {
+        // A channel that holds scheduled tasks.
+        static ref QUEUE: Sender<async_task::Task<TaskId>> = {
+            let (sender, receiver) = unbounded::<async_task::Task<TaskId>>();
+
+            // Start the executor thread.
+            thread::spawn(|| {
+                TASK_ID.with(|id| {
+                    for task in receiver {
+                        // Store the task ID into the thread-local before running.
+                        id.set(Some(*task.tag()));
+
+                        // Ignore panics for simplicity.
+                        let _ignore_panic = catch_unwind(|| task.run());
+                    }
+                })
+            });
+
+            sender
+        };
+
+        // A counter that assigns IDs to spawned tasks.
+        static ref COUNTER: AtomicCell<usize> = AtomicCell::new(0);
+    }
+
+    // Reserve an ID for the new task.
+    let id = TaskId(COUNTER.fetch_add(1));
+
+    // Create a task that is scheduled by sending itself into the channel.
+    let schedule = |task| QUEUE.send(task).unwrap();
+    let (task, handle) = async_task::spawn(future, schedule, id);
+
+    // Schedule the task by sending it into the channel.
+    task.schedule();
+
+    handle
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut handles = vec![];
+
+    // Spawn a bunch of tasks.
+    for _ in 0..10 {
+        handles.push(spawn(async move {
+            println!("Hello from task with {:?}", task_id());
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // Wait for the tasks to finish.
+    for handle in handles {
+        executor::block_on(handle);
+    }
+}